Girl, Woman, Other (Hardback)
Bernardine Evaristo (author)Published: 02/05/2019
Kaleidoscopic in theme and incandescent in tone, Evaristo’s panorama of modern black womanhood resounds with an astonishing diversity of voice and character as seen across a changing century. Tracking the lives and loves of a dozen British women through generations and social classes, Girl, Woman, Other weaves a distinctive, illuminating tapestry of modern British life. ‘This is a story for our times,’ comments the New Statesman. ‘If you want to understand modern day Britain, this is the writer to read.’
Joint Winner of the Booker Prize 2019
Teeming with life and crackling with energy - a love song to modern Britain and black womanhood.
Girl, Woman, Other follows the lives and struggles of twelve very different characters. Mostly women, black and British, they tell the stories of their families, friends and lovers, across the country and through the years.
Joyfully polyphonic and vibrantly contemporary, this is a gloriously new kind of history, a novel of our times: celebratory, ever-dynamic and utterly irresistible.
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780241364901
Number of pages: 464
Weight: 704 g
Dimensions: 240 x 162 x 41 mm
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“Compelling and contemporary writing!”
Bernardine Evaristo writes about everyday situations. Her style is vibrant and full of life. What really stands out in this book are the different characters. The magic ingredient that makes this book really shine. It... More
“An impressive book, but something of a curate's egg”
This was my first experience of reading Evaristo, and on balance it was a positive one. It occupies the grey area between short story collection and novel - each of the first 12 sections could be a story in its own... More
“Novel atomic”
What a novel! Just unputdownable!
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